Satire reigns supreme in Man of the Year
· Barry Levinson's Man of the Year answers the unasked question of what would happen if a politically savvy comedian were
Houston must stay safe place for bands to play
· Two weeks ago, the San Francisco-based indie rock band Two Gallants headlined a show at Walter's on Washington. The police showed up at the club after receiving a noise complaint only a few songs into Two Gallants' set. The night ended in disastrous violence, with the band's singer and guitarist Adam Stephens running away from the police through dark alleyways and drummer Tyson Vogel handcuffed in the back of a squad car.
Compelling acting carries Recognizing Your Saints
· The first time he appears on screen, Dito Montiel (A Scanner Darkly's Robert Downey, Jr.) is reading his newly published autobiography on a stage in California. The camera moves, submerging his face in darkness as a voiceover begins.